The Indian Civilization

The Indian civilization is one of the most ancient
civilizations of the world.

It is known as the Sindhu civilization or the
Indus Valley civilization or the Aryan civilization. Sometimes it is also
referred to as the Vedic civilization.

The Aryans kindled the light of this
civilization on the banks of the river Sindhu (Indus) in the Northern India,
thousands of years ago. Later, they helped spread it across some other
parts of the country.

The historians can not ascertain the
precise period when this great civilization flourished. The scholars differ
on the period of its development. Even the origin of the Aryan race has been
debatable. Some historians believe that the Aryans migrated from the North
Central Asia and settled in India. Some other
historians contend that the Aryans have been the natives of India.

In the
opinion of Lokmanya Tilak and other Indian scholars, the Aryan civilization
is 4000 to 8000 years old.